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TONY BRITTILake City Reporter
Kathy Bell, a clerk at Belk, looks over a pair of boots given to her by Ashley Robinson as Robinson's mother, Cindy, brings
additional boxes of shops to the register.

Black Friday, big numbers

Belk says sales may
be up 10% locally.

By TONY BRITT
tbritt@lakecityreporter.com

Shoppers turned out early and in,
huge numbers for Black Friday sales
in Lake City..
Lowe's opened its doors early due
to the size of the waiting crowd.
"Actually we were supposed to
open up at 5 a.m., but we opened up
earlier because there was so many
people out front," said Stephanie
Lunde, a Lowe's manager. She said
this was probably the earliest manag-
ers had seen people line up for Black

Friday deals.
Lowe's hired extra staff for the
Black Friday event. In addition to the
in-store deals, customers could also
have items sent to the store through
Internet orders.
However, the store did sell out of
some merchandise.
"We recently ran out of a few
things, but for the most part we done
well as far as keeping our stock,"
Lunde said.
The holiday sale at Lowe's contin-
ues through the weekend and ends
Monday. Lunde said they are antici-
pating huge crowds throughout the
event
Will Batte, a manager at Belk, also
reported large crowds shopping for
Black Friday deals.
"We opened up at 3 a.m. this morn-

ing with a big, mad rush in here," he
said. "We gave away 250.gift cards
with one $1,000 winner. Every since
then business has been steady. It
looks like we're going to be running
a plus 10 percent increase for the
day."
He said the store opened a few
minutes before its scheduled time to
accommodate the large number of
shoppers.
"We opened a few minutes early.
We had probably 400-500 people
waiting outside the door," Batte said,
noting they were wrapped around
the building. "Some had been waiting
there since 11:30 p.m. Thursday."
Belk had early bird specials slated
to end at 2 p.m., but another round of
NUMBERS continued on 3A

Former presidents
not criminally liable,
says prosecutor.

By PETE YOST
Associated Press

WASHINGTON One of
the prosecutors who investi-
gated the Iran-Contra affair
concluded two decades ago
that neither Ronald Reagan
nor George H.W. Bush
was criminally liable in the
scandal that tarnished the
presidencies of both men,
according to reports made
public Friday.
Associate independent
counsel Christian Mixter
reached that conclusion in
1991 even though he found
that President Reagan was
briefed in advance about
every weapons shipment
sold to Iran in the. arms-
for-hostages deals in 1985-
86. In a separate report on
Bush; Mixter wrote that
the then-vice president was
chairman of a committee!
that recommended mining
the harbors of Nicaragua
in 1983.
Mixter's reports were
obtained through a
Freedom of Information
Act request from the
National Security Archive,.
a nonprofit research group,
which released them on,
the 25th anniversary of the
Iran-Contra scandal. At a
Nov. 25, 1986, White House
news conference, Reagan

and then-Attorney General
Edwin Meese disclosed that
money from the arms sales
to Iran had been diverted to
the Contra guerrillas fight-
ing the leftist government
of Nicaragua after Congress
had cut off military aid to
the rebels.
'Mixter concluded it
would be difficult to pros-
ecute Reagan for violating
the Arms Export Control
Act mandating congres-
sional notification of arms
transfers through a third
country Israel in the.
case of the Reagan White
House's secret arms sales
to Iran in 1985. The rea-
son, said Mixter, was that
Meese had told Reagan the
National Security Act could
be invoked to supersede the
export control act.
Mixter's March 1991
reports to his boss,
Independent Counsel
Lawrence Walsh, and his
team of prosecutors noted
that they were actively inves-
tigating Bush, who by then
had become president
"As we have discussed,"
Mixter wrote to Walsh
and the other prosecutors,
"there is an outstanding area
of investigation that could
conceivably lead to wholly
new evidence regarding Mr.
. Bush's role in Iran-Contra."
The topic concerned pos-
sible knowledge by Bush of
secret military support for
the iContras, including the
SCANDAL continued on 3A

Sharp elbows: Shoppers scuffle for bargains

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and
MAE ANDERSON
AP Retail Writers

A shopper in Ios Angeles pep-
per-sprayed her competition for
an Xbox.and scuffles broke- out
elsewhere around the U.S. as
bargain-hunters crowded malls
and big-box stores in an earlier-
than-usual start to the madness
known as Black Friday.
For the first time, chains such,
as Target, Best Buy and Kohl's
opened their doors at midnight'
on the most 'anticipated shop-
ping day of the year. Toys R Us
opened for the second straight

year on Thanksgiving itself. And
some shoppers arrived with
sharp elbows.
On Thanksgiving night, a
Walmart in Los Angeles brought
out a crate of discounted Xboxes,
and as a crowd waited for
the video game players to be
unwrapped, a woman fired' pep-
per spray at the other shoppers
"in order to get an advantage,"
police said.
Ten people suffered cuts and
bruises in the chaos, and 10
others had minor injuries from
the spray, authorities said. The
woman got away in the confu-
sion, and it was not immediately
clear whether she got an Xbox.

On Friday morning, police
said, two women were injured
and a man was charged after
a fight broke out at an upstate'
New York Walmart. And a man
was arrested in a scuffle at a
jewelry counter at a Walmart in
Kissimmee, Fla.
Wal-Mart, the nation's biggest
retailer, has taken steps in recent
years to control its Black Friday
crowds following the 2008 death
of one of its workers in a stam-
pede of shoppers. This year, it
staggered its. door-buster deals
instead of offering them all at
once.
Wal-Mart spokesman Greg
Rossiter said Black Friday was

safe at most of its nearly 4,000
U.S., but there were "a few unfor-
tunate incidents."
The incidents were attributed
to two converging Black Friday
trends: Crowds are .getting big-
ger as stores open earlier and
stay open later. At the same
time, cash-strapped shoppers are
competing for deals on a small
number of gifts that everybody
wants tablet computers, TVs
and game consoles like Xbox,
Nintendo 3S and Wii.
That's a shift from years past,
when there was a wider range of
must-have items.
ELBOWS continued on 3A

ASSOCIATED PRESS
A crowd awaits the opening of a Target
store in Springettsbury Township, Pa.

Live Oak

man dies

in crash
From staff reports
A Thanksgiving Day
crash on County Road 250
left a Live Oak man dead,
the Florida Highway Patrol
reported.
Wycliff C. Wynn, 66, was
pronounced dead at the:
scene, reports show.
Wynm was' headed west
at 6:10 p.m. when he failed
to negotiate a curve about
a half-mile south of US 441
and his 2003 Impala struck
a tree with the driver's side
door, FHP said.
Wynn was wearing a seat
belt, reports said..

Bell ringers hope

to beat 2010 totals

i ... .. ,,
TONY BRITTILake City
Jim Cantore (from left), a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, chats with his sister
Carole Dotson and David Holmes Friday morning in front of the Publix supermarket.

Weather Channel
star helps out Friday.

By TONY BRITT
tbritt@lakecityreporter.con
Bell ringers from civic
organizations are looking to
raise funds for.the Salvation
Army during the Christmas
season and started their
local fundraising efforts
Friday.
CaroleDotsonofLake City
said Altrusa International is
in charge of the Salvation
Army bell ringing every
year in front of Publix and
the local organization has

participated in the fundrais-
er for more than 20 years.
Friday morning she and
her brother, meteorologist
Jim Cantore, greeted peo-
ple with the kettle and bell
in front of Publix.
"We raise over $10,000
each year here at Publix
through our members who
do two to three hours of bell
ringing each," Dotson said.
The local Salvation Army
bell ringing campaign began
10 a.m. Friday morning and
Cantore served as a celeb-
rity bell ringer. Bell ringers
will be at local stores seek-,
ing donations from 10 a.m. -
7 p.m. daily through Friday,

WASHINGTON
Defense Secretary Leon
Panetta has invited
soldier-turned-actor J.R
Martinez, winner of this
season's "Dancing with
the Stars" competition, to meet him
at the Pentagon.
During a 10-minute telephone call
Friday, Panetta told the dance cham-
pion he demonstrated the strength
and resilience of wounded veterans,
Pentagon spokesman Capt. John
Kirby said.
Martinez credited his military
training for his performance on the
ABC show, Kirby said. Martinez
and professional partner Karina
Smirnoff bested fellow finalists Rob
Kardashian and Ricki Lake in the
finale broadcast Tuesday:
SMartinez, 28, was severely burned
over more than 40 percent of his
body when the Humvee he was driv-
ing for the U.S. Army in Iraq struck
a land mine in 2003. After dozens of
operations during a nearly three-year
recovery, Martinez became a motiva-
tional speaker and in 2008 won a role
on the now-retired ABC soap opera
"All My Children."

Singer George Michael
hospitalized, cancels tour
LONDON George Michael has
postponed all his remaining 2011
tour dates as he recovers from pneu-
monia, the singer's publicist said
Friday.
Michael was hospitalized in
Vienna, Austria earlier this week.
A statement from publicist Connie
Filippello said the 48-year-old former
Wham! singer "is responding to
treatment and slowly improving."
Two Austrian doctors treating
Michael said he had "severe com-
munity acquired pneumonia," but

ASSOCIATED PRESS
War veteran and actor J.R. Martinez, right, and his partner Karina Smirnoff hold
their awards after they were crowned* champions of the celebrity dance competition
series, "Dancing with the Stars," on Tuesday.

"his condition has stabilized and he
is responding to treatment" They
said he needed time to regain his
:strength.
The singer has postponed dates
in Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle,
Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester
and London.

and decorations.
"Holidays in Henry Ford
Museum" events start Friday at the
museum in the Detroit suburb of
Dearborn and run through Jan. 2.
Attractions include a 25-foot
Christmas tree. New ornaments will
adorn the tree this year including
large model cars, planes and trains,
as well as model Faygo pop bottles.
Photos with Santa Claus will be
offered. And model train layouts will
be on display.
Henry Ford Museum is part of The
Henry Ford, a history attraction that
includes Greenfield Village. (AP)

"And whatever you do, whether
in word or deed, do it all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giv-
ing thanks to God the Father
through him"
Colossians3:17

Thought for Today

"Put something off for one day,
and I0 days will pass."
Korean proverb

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3 face charges in
death of airman
EGLIN AIR FORCE
BASE Three Air Force
sergeants face courts-
martial for safety violations
involving the death of a
Florida-based airman killed
while helping dispose of
bombs at an air base in
Iraq.
The Pentagon said
25-year-old Senior Airman
James A. Hanseniof
Athens, Michigan, died
Sept. 15, 2010, during
a "controlled demoli-
tion" at Joint Base Balad.
Hansen was from the
46th Operations Support
Section at Eglin Air
Force Base in the Florida
Panhandle.
It was reported
Thursday that Hansen's
parents will speak on their
son's behalf at each ser-
geant's court-martial to be
held at their home station
over the next few months.
Charges against'the
three sergeants, who
supervised the botched
demolition, were filed in
June. An accident report
listed several safety issues.

Woman saved
from sinking car
PAHOKEE -
Authorities say a woman
rescued from a sinking
car fell asleep after driv-
ing home from work at
a Target in Palm Beach
County.
Sheriff's Office spokes-
woman Teri Barbera says
the unidentified woman
fell asleep at the wheel
before driving into a canal.
Barbera says the woman
told a 911 dispatcher her
car was slowly sinking into
the muck shortly before
8 a.m. Friday. She was
unable to get out of the
vehicle.
Deputy Frank Mayo
found the car submerged
in the canal. He took off
his gear and jumped into

i:~'.~

Photographers aim their cameras a the United Launch
Alliance Atlas V rocket, with the. NASA's Mars science labora-
tory Curiosity, as it stands ready for its launch at the Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday. The rocket, which is
scheduled to launch Saturday morning, will deliver equipment
to Mars to study potential habitable environments on the
planet.

the muck to rescue the
woman.

Black Friday fight
ends in arrest
KISSIMMEE A cen-
tral Florida man is behind
bars after a fight'broke out
at a jewelry counter during
Black Friday.
Kissimmee police said
that two men were fighting
at a Walmart store during
Friday's early hours. One
man resisted when a police
officer tried to escort him
out of the store. Officers
had to force him'to the
ground to put him in hand-
cuffs.
The unidentified man
is charged with resisting
arrest No shoppers were
hurt

Ocala ducks will
be relocated
OCALA The city of
Ocala has received a
federal permit that allows
the city to move the
prolific Muscovy ducks
that have plagued city
parks to another location.
It was reported the

city received the permit
Tuesday.
The ducks are non-
native to Florida and are
prohibited by federal law
from being moved. The
federal permit allows for .
their relocation to a secure
Location to a place they
can't escape.

Anna Nicole judge
settles suit
FORT LAUDERDALE
An attorney involved
in the civil case accusing
former Broward Circuit
Judge Larry Seidlin of
swindling an elderly
"widowed neighbor out of
hundreds of thousands of
dollars in cash and prop-
erty has been resolved
with a confidential settle-
ment.
It was reported that the
settlement was reached
with the family of Barbara
Kasler, who died in
November 2010 at age 84.
Kasler had lived in the
same Fort Lauderdale
condo building as Seidlin,
who gained notoriety in
2007 while presiding over
the Anna Nicole Smith
death case.
(AP)

By JULIE PACE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON A year from
Election Day, Democrats are craft-
ing a campaign strategy for Vice
PresidentJoe Biden that targets the
big three political battlegrounds:
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida,
states where Biden might be more
of an asset to President'Barack
Obama's re-election campaign than
the president himself.
The Biden plan underscores
an uncomfortable reality for the
Obama team. A shaky economy
and sagging enthusiasm among
Democrats could shrink the elec-
toral map for Obama in 2012, forc-
ing his campaign to depend on car-
rying the 67 electoral votes up for
grabs in the three swing states.
Obama won all three states in

2008. But this time he faces chal-
lenges in each, particularly in Ohio
and Florida, where voters elected
Republican governors in the 2010
midterm elections.
The president sometimes
struggles to connect with Ohio
and Pennsylvania's white working-
class voters, and Jewish voters who
make up a core constituency for
Florida Democrats and view him
with skepticism.
Biden has built deep ties to both
groups during his four decades in
national politics, connections that
could make a difference.
As a long-serving member
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, Biden cemented his
reputation as an unyielding sup-
porter of Israel, winning the
respect of many in the Jewish com-
munity. And Biden's upbringing in

a working class,
Catholic family
from Scranton,
Pa., gives him
a valuable politi-
cal intangible: ...
He empathizes
with the strug-
gles of blue-col-
lar Americans
because his fam- Biden
ily lived those
struggles..
'Talking to blue-collar voters
is perhaps his greatest attribute,"
said Dan Schnur, a Republican
political analyst "Obama provides
the speeches, and Biden provides
the blue-collar subtitles."
While Biden's campaign travel
won't kick into high gear until next
year, he's already been making
stops in Ohio, Pennsylvania and

Florida this fall, speaking at events
focused on education, public safety
and small businesses and rais-
ing campaign cash. Behind the
scenes, he's working the phones
with prominentJewish.groups and
Catholic organizations in those
states, a Democratic official said.
Biden is also targeting organized
labor, speaking frequently with
union leaders in Ohio ahead of a
vote earlier this month on a state
law that would have curbed col-
lective bargaining rights for public
workers. After voters struck down
the measure, Biden traveled to
Cleveland to celebrate the victory
with union members.
The Democratic official said the
vice presidentwill'also be frequent
visitor to Iowa and New Hampshire
in the coming weeks, seeking to
steal some of the spotlight from the

Republican presidential candidates
blanketing those states ahead of
the January caucus and primary.
And while Obama may have
declared that he won't be com-
menting on the Republican presi-
dential field until there's a nomi-
nee, Biden is -following no such
rules. He's calling out GOP candi-
dates by name, and in true Biden
style, he appears to be relishing in
doing so.
During a speech last month
to the Florida Democratic
Convention, Biden singled out
"Romney and Rick", criticizing
former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney for saying the government
should let the foreclosure crisis
hit rock bottom, and hammering
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's assertion
that he would send U.S. troops into
Mexico.

SCANDAL: Absence of evidence

Continued From. Page 1A

recommendation to mine
the Nicaraguan harbors.
A year after Mixter
wrote his reports, Walsh
obtained a grand jury
indictment charging for-
mer Reagan administration
Defense Secretary Caspar
Weinberger with conceal-
ing his detailed notes of the
controversy from investiga-
tors.
Bush pardoned
Weinberger and five other
Iran-Contra figures shortly
before the former defense
secretary was to go on trial
in, a case in which Bush
could well have been sum-
moned as a. witness either

by prosecutors or defense
attorneys.
In a final report by pros-
ecutors released in 1994
more than a year following
Bush's pardons, Walsh stat-
ed that Reagan- acquiesced
in' a cover-up that had been
spearheaded by Meese and
carried out at the top lev-
els of the Reagan admin-
istration. The report was
immediately denounced
by Reagan, Meese, Bush
and others. Impeachment
of Reagan "certainly should
have been. considered" by
the congressional commit-
tees investigating the Iran-
Contra affair, Walsh told

a news conference at the
time.
Mixter's reports on
Reagan and Bush reflect the
absence of evidence dem-
onstrating that Reagan or
Bush hid information from
investigators. Both men
participated in meetings of
Reagan and his inner circle
in which one or the other
covert operations was dis-
cussed.
"I conclude that President
Reagan lacked, sufficient
information" about what the
National Security Council
staff was doing, "and the
manner in which Congress
was deceived, to support a

ELBOWS: Biggest sales day of year

Continued From Page 1A
'The more the people, the more the Emmanuel Merced and his brother
occurrences," said Marshal Cohen, chief showed up at a Best Buy in New York at
industry analyst with market research firm 3 p.m. on Wednesday so they could be the
The NPD Group. first in line when it opened at niidnight
Record number of shoppers are expect- Thursday to grab a Sharp 42-inch TV for
ed to head out to stores across the coun- $199.99, a PlayStation 3 with games for
try this weekend to take advantaef $'f 19999 aid wireless headphones for'$30. '
discounts of up to 70 percent. For three .Merced said he: likes camping_ out for
days starting on Black Friday, .152 million Black Friday and figured he saved 50 per-
people are expected to shop, up about 10 cent
percent from last year, according to the "Ilike the experience of it," said Mercedi
National Retail Federation. who plans to spend $3,000 to $4,000 on
Thanksgiving weekend, particularly gifts this season.
Black Friday, is huge for retailers. Over the To be sure, not every place was full on
past six years, Black Friday was the biggest Black Friday. With so many major stores
sales day of the year, and it is expected to opening at midnight, many people stayed
keep that crown this year, though shoppers up late and shopped early. Then there were
seem to. be procrastinating more every those who stuck to their normal routine of
year, and the fate of the holiday season is going to stores that opened later Friday
increasingly coming down to the last few morning. That left a lull in the hours just
days. before and after daybreak.
Last year, the Thanksgiving shopping At a Target on Chicago's North Side,
weekend accounted for 12.1 .percent of crowds were light four hours after the
overall holiday revenue, according to store opened at midnight And door-buster
ShopperTrak, a research firm. Black Friday deals, including the typically quick-to-sell-
made up about half of that out TVs and game systems, remained piled
ShopperTrak.is expected to release sales up in their boxes. Shoppers pushed carts
data on Saturday on how Black Friday through mostly empty aisles while thumb-
'fared, but a better picture will emerge when ing through circulars, and employees in
major retailers report their November sales Santa hats roamed the store. There was no.
figures next Thursday. Christmas music or any music play-
In addition to opening earlier than usual ing.
this year, some stores offered to match Rebecca Carter, a graduate assistant,
their competitors' prices, rolled out lay- began Black Friday shopping at 11 p.m.
away programs or offered more door-bust- on Thursday and left Target around 4 a.m.
Ser deals than last year. carrying a bag full of pillows.

criminal charge that he con-
spired" with others indict-
ed in the scandal, Mixter
wrote.
"The record on President
Reagan's awareness of these
congressional inquiries is
somewhat muddy," said
Mixter. "There is no indica-
tion that Mr. Reagan was
aware of, or played any con-
scious role in, the adminis-
tration's efforts to deflect
congressional inquiries into
the shootdown" of one of
the planes secretly supply-
ing arms to the Contras,
says Mixter's report ,

As for the report on
Bush, Mixter wrote:
"Although the quantity of
information compiled by
Mr. Bush's Iran-Contra
activities is much smaller
than that .amassed on for-
mer President Reagan, it is
quite clear that Mr. Bush
attended most- although
not quite all of the key
briefings and meetings in
which Mr. Reagan partici-
pated."'
The report went oon:
"However, if then-President
Reagan faces no criminal lia-
bility for having 'authorized'

any of the core Iran-Contra
events of which both he and
Mr. Bush ;were aware, then
there is no basis on which
to find a secondary officer
like Mr. Bush liable for sim-
ply 'being there' while those
events were discussed with
the president"!
Peter Kornbluh, the
National Security Archive
analyst who obtained the
Mixter reports under the
FOIA, called them "the ver-
dict of history on the Iran-
Contra roles of both the
-president and vice president
of the United States."

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cites success

of "door buster" sales were
scheduled to begin today.
Black Friday has been
"pretty busy for us," Batte
said, noting they were
expecting more big crowds
today.
He said they did run out
of a few' items, including
sometelevisions, home elec-
tricronics items and some
kinds of boots.
SHe said the store's busiest
areas were the shoe depart-
ment and the home decor
area.
Cindy Robinson drove
from Live Oak with her
10-year-old daughter,Ashley,
who was shopping on Black
Friday for the first time.
"We decided to protest the
early openings and we just
arrived about 11 am. and
we're getting all the stuff
done before 1 p.m. when all
the good sales wrap," Cindy
Robinson said.
Ashley Robinson memo-
rized the names of the shoes
she wanted in anticipation of

making the most of Black
Friday deals.
"Black Friday had a lot
more people than I expect-
ed," she joked.
Connie Blanton and
daughter Chelsea Gore,
both of Lake City, arrived
at Belk shortly after 10 a.m.
to do some Black Fyiday
shopping.
It wasn't their first stop.
"I've been up since 2:15
a.m. shopping," Gore said.
She said she planned to
shop for the remainder of
the day.
Candy Douglas, store
manager at JC Penney hi
the Lake City Mall, said the
store's Black Friday event
was a big success.
'The early morning rush
was more than we expect-
ed," she said, noting they
were nationally advertised
to open at 4 a.m., but decid-
ed to open at 3:30 a.m. due
to the number of waiting
shoppers. "People were
lined up at both the front

and back entrance., I can't
say how many people. It was
quite a few more than last
year."
She said selected door
buster toys sold out, not
only in the stores, but on
the company's Web site.
She said company repre-
sentatives are working to
get more of the toys by
Christmas.
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ing forward to a great Black
Friday and they really did
stock us well," she said.
While the door buster
sales ended Friday at 1 p.m.,
the store had "big buy sales"
that were scheduled to run
throughout the weekend.
In addition the store was
extending its hours of oper-
ations and sales for people
who had to work Friday
and couldn't make it to the
sales.
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kick in at 2 p.m. that also
gives the evening shoppers
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Saturday, November 26, 201 1

ANOHE

ON.E
OPINION

Renew

payroll

tax cut
There actually is a bit
of good economic
news. Tuesday, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics released
its monthly report on state
unemployment, reporting that
36 states saw reductions in
their unemployment rates in
October. The California jobless
rate, which was released last
week, dropped to 11.7 percent
from 11,9 percent in September,
and 12.1 percent in August
That's still the second-worst
rate in the nation, behind
S Nevada; so, we shouldn't-
' celebrate too much. But it's
noteworthy that California's,
unemployment rate has contin-
ued to drop since Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger's 2009 tax
* increases expired July 1. It
takes a couple of months for
businesses to factor lower taxes
into their business plans. Thank
Goodness the current governor,
' Jerry Brown, didn't succeed in
raising-taxes.
Also, President Barack
Obama called Tuesday for
extending the cut in payroll
taxes enacted a year ago and
set to expire at the end of this
year. He said failing to extend
the lower rate would mean a
tax increase of $1,000 for the
average American family.
We agree.with the president
Of course, he wanted to be a
Grinch himself by pushing tax
increases aspartoQftle-cone: -
gressiona supercoemittee's
fruitless effort tb' reduce their
federal debt by $1.2 trillion over
the next decade. -
The payroll tax cut reduced
the employee's share of the FICA
or Social Security tax to 4.2 per-
cent of income from 6.2 percent
The employer's matching contri-
bution of 6.2 percerit remained
the same. The reduction "costs"
the federal budget about $168 bil-
lion a year, money theoretically
added to the deficit
But at this,time of continued
stagnation in the economy, the
last thing needed is to slam
families with a tax increase.
As at the state level, the way
to solve budget problems is to
cut government spending, not
increase taxes.
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s one who always
has earned his
income with words
and by teaching
others how to use
words, I am not intimidated by
words. For me, words are not
diseases or weapons unless we
permit them to be so. They are
mere linguistic constructions
Sto which we choose to assign
value good, bad, neutral.
At the same time, I am not
naive. I know that some words
are considered to be taboo by
select populations.
-, Jews, .foi.example, vill not
tolerate what they deem inap-
propriate use of the uppercase
word "Holocaust," which refers
to the genocide of European
Jews in Nazi concentration
camps during World War II.
Under some circumstances,
however, using "holocaust" in.
lower case is tolerated.
Keep in mind that such
taboos challenge Americans'
rights to free speech, and they
often smother common sense.
Florida Democratic Rep. Alan
Grayson, Bronx-raised and
Jewish, found this out the hard
way in 2009 during congressio-
nal health care debates. On the
floor of the House, he accused
Republicans of wanting people
to "die quickly." He continued,
"I call upon all of us to do our
jobs for the-sake of America,
for the sake of those dying
people and their families. I
apologize to the dead and their
families that we haven't voted
sooner to end this holocaust in
America."
Demands for an apology
came immediately from Jews
across the nation, followed by
lectures directed at Grayson
and everyone on the meaning
of "Holocaust"
Andrew Rosenkranz, Florida

L E T T ER S

www.lakecityreporter.com

On ugly words

and ugly history

Bill Maxwell
maxwell@sptimes.com
regional director of the Anti-
Defamation League, was one.
of the most aggressive crit-
ics, upbraiding the apologetic
Grayson for his wording. "It's
an improper use of Holocaust
imagery," Rosenkranz said,
describing to FOXNews.com.
his talk with Grayson. "It
should never be used. A civil
discourse regarding the. health
debate is one thing, but com-
paring it to perhaps the world's
worst atrocity in the history
of maiikind is unfortunate and
after speaking with him, he said
he regrets the remark."
According to FOXNews.
com, Rosenkranz said even if
Grayson, who claimed to have
relatives who died in a concen-
tration camp, was using "holo-
caust" in the lower case, he was
wrong. Any use of the word in
any form is verboten.
As I said, words do not
bother me. But if we place
"Holocaust" off limits, we
should place "lynching" off
limits, too. In fact, we should
distinguish between "lynching"
and "Lynching," just as we dis-
tinguish between "holocaust"
and "Holocaust"
I began thinking about this
during Clarence Thomas'
Supreme Court confirmation
hearings in 1991, after the
media focused on Anita Hill's
accusations that Thomas had
sexually harassed her. In his
closing statement to the Senate

Judiciary Committee, Thomas
exploded: 'This is a circus. It
is a national disgrace. It is a
high-tech lynching for uppity
blacks who in any way deign
to think for themselves. It is a
message that unless you kow-
tow to an old order, you will
be lynched, destroyed, carica-
tured rather than hung from a
tree."
A few weeks ago, a super
PAC calling itself Americans
for Herman Cain aired a slick
video attacking the media for
looking at allegations of sexual
misconduct against the black
GOP presidential candidate.
The ad compares Cain's pre-
dicament to that of Thomas',,
ending with Thomas deliver-
ing his "high-tech lynching"
speech.
I do not understand why
Thomas so cavalierly invoked
'lynching" imagery or why
Cain's supporters did so.
Although Cain did not utter the
term, he did not stop support-
Sers from using it
"Lynching," the illegal execu-
tion of a person by a mob, prob-
ably was the most horrific prac-
tice on U.S. soil. It spread fear
among blacks for generations.
Historians have documented
that at least 3,443 blacks were
lynched between 1882 and
1968.
Surely, Thomas and Cain and
their white supporters know
that "lynching" in America was
the taking of human life by,
among other means, hanging,
shooting, burning, maiming,
castration and dismemberment
They should know that these
acts left families and loved ones
devastated.

N Bill Maxwell writes editori-
als and columns for the St.
Petersburg Times.

TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for all the help

To the Editor:

I would like to express my
sincere gratitude to a fine young
man, John Sweat He showed
the real meaning of citizenship
and community by using his
Eagle Scout project to upgrade

Today is Saturday, Nov. 26, the
330th day of 2011: There are 35
days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1789, this was a day of
thanksgiving set aside by
President George Washington
to observe the adoption of
the Constitution of the United
States.
In 1825, the first college social
fraternity, the Kappa Alpha
Society, was formed at Union
College in Schenectady, N.Y.

the homework room at the Boys
Club of Columbia County. John
and numerous other scouts
donated their time and money to
not only paint the room but also
install new cabinets and coun-
tertops. I am always surprised at
the generosity of this communi-

HIGHLIGHTS.

IN

HISTORY

In 1842, the founders of
the University of Notre Dame
arrived at the school's present-
day site near South Bend, Ind.
In 1910, two dozen young
women were killed when fire
broke out at a muslin factory in
Newark, N.J.
In 1933, a judge in New York
decided the James Joyce book
"Ulysses" was not obscene and

ty when it comes to helping oth-
ers. John and'the bther scouts
give us great hope for the future
of this community.
Bill Caley
Executive Director, Boys and
Girls Clubs of Columbia County

could be published in the United
States.
In 1943, during World War II,
the HMT Rohna, a British trans-
port ship carrying American
soldiers, was hit by a German
missile off Algeria; 1,138 men
were killed.
In 1973, President Richard
Nixon's personal secretary, Rose
Mary Woods, told a federal court
that she'd accidentally caused
part of the 18-1/2-minute gap in
a key Watergate tape.

must make them respect us."
No matter who wins the presi-
dency next year, we need a
commander in chief who would
rather command respect than
submit an apology.
* The Washington Times

ANOTHER
VIEW

Cain's

foreign

policy

( ) ne of the digs at
.Ronald Reagan
before he was
president was that
he lacked a keen
.grasp of foreign policy. The for-
mer actor and California gov-
ernor had never had to grapple
with those questions firsthand.
Surely, critics argued, he
couldn't match the abilities of
people with real-world experi-
ence like George H.W. Bush or
John Connally. Once in office,
Reagan demonstrated that
principle and vision could more
than make up for inexperience.
He had a good plan and stuck
to it; the rest was just a matter
'of details.
Republican presidential
candidate Herman Cain is.tak-
ing a page from the Reagan
playbook. Like the Gipper, he
believes in a policy of "peace
through strength," but he has
added "clarity" to the familiar
slogan, something that's been
in short supply lately. Lack of
clarity has been a major weak-
ness of the Obama administra-
tion's approach to international
relations. Too often, the United
States has appeared dithering,
or its stances have been ambig-
uous. This communicates weak-
ness andpresents opportunities
for adversaries to shape events.
The Obama administration "has
created too much uncertainty
with respect to our strength,"
Mr. Cain told The Washington
Times, "which simply entourag-
es misbehavior." He points out
that the corollary to the slogan
is also true: Without strength,
there can be no peace.
The'three pillars of Mr.
Cain's foreign-policy vision are
, defense, the economy and ener-
gy. He thinks the automatic
defense budget cuts triggered
by the failure of the congres-
sional deficit supercommittee
to come up with meaningful
deficit-reduction measures
are outrageous. "You don't
lead with a formula," he said.
Forcing massive budget cuts
on a department that is already
stripped down is "absolutely
insane."
The economy is the center
of gravity of American global
power. It's the source of U.S.
influence and the means of
supporting our military might
Economic hard times brought
sagging U.S. global influence,
so the solutiontoday is return-
ing to pro-growth policies
in the same way tax reform
spurred the Reagan economic
boom and the accompanying
restoration of American power
in the world.
SRegarding Iran, Mr. Cain
would make explicit that the
United States supports the
opposition movements with a
view toward regime change, a
message thafs been muddied
in the Obama administration.
He also offers clarity to the
special U.S.-Israeli relationship,
saying the United States would
stand with the Jewish state if
it were attacked because "they
are our friends."
Mr. Cain doesn't believe
it's the mission of the United
States to "play nicey-nice." The
world is a much tougher place
than that and needs a more
serious approach. He noted
that one of the contenders at
the Nov. 22 Republican debate
said America should be friends
with Pakistan. "I reject that,"
Mr. Cain made clear. "We must
not make them our friend. We

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m w

FAITH &

VALUES

Why we shouldn't go to church

f I've learned anything about going
to church, it's that there are plenty
of reasons not to go. I've visited
enough churches all over the south-
east to know that human nature is
the same everywhere. Since there are
no, perfect churches see if you share my
thoughts:
ONE We don't go to church expect-
ing to see a group of people consistently
reflecting the attitude and values of Christ.
There are varying degrees of spiritual,
growth or regression. Some of us are
like noisy newborns. Others are showing
signs of spiritual senility. Most are some-
where in between trying to figure out why
we are acting like mere men and women
rather than mature members of the body
of Christ (I Cor. 3:3).
TWO We don't go to church expect-
ing to hear music that will lift everyone
to the same level of worship. In theory,

church music is shared lan-
guage of the soul rooted in
the theology and anthem
of heaven (Colossians 3:16;
Revelation 5:11-14; Isaiah
51:11). In reality, however,
the songs of the church are
the down-to-earth sounds
of changing generations
that are united by Christ
but divided by preferences.
Because music is an art -

BIBLE STUD

Hugh Sh
ems-hugh43@com

we can't all'feel the same.
THREE We don't go to
church expecting to see men and women
consistently giving one another the mutu-
al honor and consideration they deserve.
The curse of Genesis 3 describes our real-
ity. We just need to remember that men
have their ministries and women have
their ministries and neither should involve
themselves in doing the other's ministries..

IES The ministry of men and
the ministry of women are
equal but certainly differ-
ent. Like it or not, God
established man as the
head of the church.
FOUR I don't go
S to church to feel mor-
ally superior to those who
Wouldn't be caught dead
errill Jr. in a house of worship,
ncostnet T. e apostle Paul thought
of himself as "the chief
of sinners" years after he
"saw the light" on the road to Damascus.
Long after he discovered that there is
no life outside of Christ, he urged those
who joined him to remember where they
had come from. He reminded them what
they were still made of (Galatians 5:16-17),
and how far they.all had to go (Philippians.
3:12-13). The self-righteousness of church

people was a concern, but no surprise, to
the authors of the Bible. They wrote with
transparency not only aboutthe failures of
the church (I Corinthians 11:17), but also
about its tendency to be morally proud
(Romans 13:10; I Corinthians 4:3-5).
FIVE I don't go to church looking
for a perfect sermon with no errors in
content or delivery. No matter how
thoroughly a pastor prepares his mes-
sage he almost always falls short of his.
own expectations, let alone the needs
of all the people. The shortcomings
that we see in our church leaders can be
a reminder to us that a pastor's perfor-
mance is riot nearly as important as the
perfection of the Savior and His Word we
are called to honor. (Next week "Why we
should go to church.")

* Hugh Sherrill is a Bible teacher at Eastside
Baptist Church.

Wilderness Series, Part 10

Ready to leave the wilderness,
anyone? While it seems like our
ten-week trip has gone by quick-
ly, anyone who has spent even
ten minutes in the wilderness
will say it feels much longer. I am sure the
Israelites would agree, and I know that I do.
At the beginning of this journey,.I shared
several of the many changes my family has
experienced over the,past year. I thought
maybe the dust would finally settle for a
while, but God had another thing or two to
teach me. So while I'm still getting used to
being a mother-in-law, an adopted mom, and
having an out-of-town college student, I've
recently been asking God, "What's next?" I
ask this because I sense He is up to some-
thing.. .He is always up to something! Jesus
confirmed this in John 5:17 when He said,
"My Father is always at work to this very'
day, and I, too, am working."
''So exactly what is next for me and for
you as we prepare to leave our time in
the wilderness? For heaven's sake; some

of us have been here so HEART MA
long it feels like home, but
please don't settle for a tent
in the dust when God has
a Promised.Land flowing
with milk and honey wait-
ing for you. While some
may be tempted to stay,
still others catch a glimpse
of what is waiting on the
horizon and turn into the Angie L
proverbial bull in a china angieland3@win
shop. Neither'is a wise
approach.
Let's rejoin our fellow travelers in Joshua
3:5 as the Israelites prepare to cross the
Jordan River: "Joshua tbld the people,
'Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the
Lord will do amazing things among you."'
In other words, get ready!! Consecrate
means to purify, and the Israelites under-
stood this outward cleansing ritual to sym-
' bolize approaching God with a pure heart
Now look further to verse 9: "Joshua said to

T

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d

TERS the Israelites, 'Come here
and listen to the words of
the Lord your God."' In the
verses that follow, God had
some very specific instruc-
tions for His people as they
left the wilderness to begin
a new life. I believe these
two factors are still vital to
us today.
nd : After a season in the
stream.het Wilderness, there should.
be a time when we begin to
anticipate God performing a
new work in our lives. Our responseto this
anticipation should be to prepare ourselves
for what God wants to do, purify ourselves
through repentance, and then draw near to
listen hard for what God would say to us.
In Isaiah 43, God reminds Israel that it
was He "who made a way through the (Red)
sea, a path through the mighty waters"
as they left Egypt In verses 18 & 19, He
instructs Israel to "Forget the former things,

do not dwell on the past See I am doing.
a new thing! Now it springs up; do you
not perceive it? I am making a way in the
desert and streams in the wasteland." God
so l6ves to do anew thing in our lives, but
He won't force it on us.. .we have to be will-
ing and believe. Unbelief caused an entire
generation to miss the Promised Land and
die in the desert By all means, lets don't
repeat their mistake...I 'don't want to miss
a single thing he has forus! So, as we bid
farewell to the wilderness, let's anticipate
God's new work, prepare ourselves, andlis-
ten for the word of the Lord...then lets get
moving, because every heart matters!

Blessings, Angie

* Heart Matters is a weekly column written by
Angie Land, director of the Family Life Ministries
of the Lafayette Baptist Association, where she.
teaches bible studies, leads marriage and family
conferences, and offers biblical counseling to indi-
viduals, couples and families.

By CHRISTINA HOAG
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES Wherf
Occupy LA demonstra-
tors recently proclaimed a
downtown intersection "our
street," police watched as
annoyed drivers honked
horns and tried to maneu-
ver around gyrating protest-
ers. Officers only moved in
after the third intersection
takeover telling protest-
ers they had to quit or face
arrest The activists turned
around and marched back
to camp chanting slogans.
That hasn't happened in
some other cities and may
not have been possible in
Los Angeles that long ago.
Occupy LA, a 485-tent
camp surrounding City Hall,
has marched to a different
beat in its drum circle after
protesters, police and city
officials established a rela-
tionship based on dialogues
instead of dictates.
As camps in other cities
degenerated into unrest that
led to mass arrests, Occupy
LA has remained largely a
peaceful commune. .Police
arrive on site only when
called in to investigate
petty crintes. Marches have
resulted in only about five
spontaneous arrests-- the
other 70 or so involved pro-
testers who deliberately got
arrested to make a political'
statement
City leaders are now hop-
ing for a peaceful end to the
7-week-old camp, announc-
ing Wednesday that protest-
ers will be given a 72-hour
deadline to leave sometime
next week, a tactic that
stands in stark contrast to
middle-of-the-night police'
raids used in other cities.
"Los Angeles has had a
real history of heavy-hand-
ed tactics with police," said
Richard Weinblatt, a police.
procedures iexpertand for-
mern; police; chief ,.They're
takinga- very good approach
with this. Its a good political
sign."
The hanids-off strategy
perhaps underscores the

liberalleanings of a city that
has often been known for
counterculture movements.
But it marks a departure for
a police force still striving to
emerge from the shadow of
the 1991 beating of Rodney
King, the Rampart corrup-
tion scandal of the late '90s,
and more recently, the 2007
crackdown at an immigrants
rights rally in which demon-
strators and reporters were
injured with batons and rub-
ber bullets.
This time, even before the
first tent was set up on the
City Hall lawn, Jim Lafferty,
a lawyer who has been rep-
resenting Occupy IA, said
Police Chief Charlie Beck
assured him protesters
would be left alone if they
remained peaceful. Beck
promised no surprise raids
would be carried out, said
Lafferty, executive direc-
tor of the National Lawyers
Guild's Los Angeles chap-
ter.
Elected city leaders initial-
ly embraced the campers.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
handed out plastic ponchos
one rainy day. The City
Council passed a resolii-
Stion to support Occupy LA.
Officials found an alternate.
site for a farmers market
that the camp displaced.
Protesters have done their
part to cooperate. They've
readily complied with health
inspectors' demands for
more portable toilets, trash
pickup and food sanitation.
They've also worked to tamp
down anarchist inciters in.
the camp who want to pro-
voke authorities, as well as
activists with hot tenipers.
On one march, when two
protesters started an argu-
ment that appeared ready to
flame into fisticuffs, march-
ers started, yelling at the
instigator to "focus" and
"keep to the missin. ..
.Organizershave implored
riled crowds to keep within
the peaceful giiideliles of
the group and to return to
camp when threatened with
arrest

ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Los Angeles police officer looks at.tents set up outside
City Hall in Los Angeles on Nov. 2. Occupy LA, a 485-tent
camp surrounding City Hall downtown, has marched to a
different beat in its drum circle.

I

Teen dies, raising

shooting toll to 6

Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. -
A 17-year-old shot by his
aunt died on Friday, bring-
ing the death toll from a
weekend massacre outside
Greensboro to six, includ-
ing the shooter, authorities
said.
Richard Brian Suttles,
who had been shot on
Sunday along with four
other minors and one
adult by Mary Ann Holder,
died shortly before.1 p.m.
Friday, Guilford County
Sheriff BJ Barnes said.
' Along with Suttles,
Holder killed her two sons,
eight-year-old niece, and
the 15-year-old girlfriend of
one of her sons before kill-
ing herself. She also shot
her married lover in the
shoulder, and police say
he's expected to recover.
The 36-year-old woman
had been having an affair
with Randall Lamb, 40, for
almost four years, but it
was coming to an end after

months of bitter accusa-
tions between Holder,
Lamb and Lamb's wife,
including allegations of
stalking and harassment
, Holder shot Lamb
Sunday morning at a com-
munity college parking lot,
and then drove away to
pick up her son, 14-year-
old Zachary Smith. Within
a half-hour, a sheriff's
deputy found Holder dead
inside her SUV with a gun
in her lap and her son mor-
tally wounded in the back
seat
Police went to her home
in the Pleasant Grove com-
munitysouthofGreensboro
and found her son, 17-year-
old Robert Dylan Smith,
dead.. Suttles, 15-year-old
Makayla Leigh Woods and
Holder's niece, 8-year-old
Hannaleigh Suttles, were
all suffering from wounds'
that would prove to be
fatal. Hannaleigh died
on Monday, followed by
Zachary Smith a day later

ASOUUIAI cu EnrEa
Law enforcement officials work at a crime scene on Harlem Road in Akron, Ohio where a
body was found on Friday.

New bodies may bring

Ohio Craigslist toll to 3

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
and THOMAS J. SHEERAN'
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio The discovery
of two new bodies 90 miles apart in Ohio
could bring the death toll to three from a
Craigslist ad that police say lured victims
into a robbery.
A body found Friday in a shallow grave
near a mall in Akron, Ohio, may be that
of a missing man who answered the ad,
according to the FBI. And an Ohio sheriff
in a rural county said later in the day that
the body of a white male was found in a
shallow grave without identification.
The FBI is working on the supposition,
that the body found near the Rolling Acres
.shopping mall in Akron may be that of
Timothy Kern, 47, of Massillon, who hasn't
been seen in more than a week, agency
spokeswoman Vicki Anderson said.,
"Do we think it might be? Maybe,"
Anderson said. "He's nissimg. We haven't
been able to find him. It could possibly be,
but we just don't know that yet"
Anderson. declined, to specify how
authorities discovered the body, saying
only it was through "information."
Kern answered the same ad for a farm
hand'that authorities say led to the shoot-
ing death of Norfolk, Va., resident David
Pauley, 51, in a rural area of Nobel County
90 miles south of Akron. A South Carolina
man reported answering the ad but manag-
ing to escape after being shot Nov. 6.
In announcing that a third body had'
:been discoveredi, the same area. Noble
, County .Sherif tev, Hannuni said heis
,continuing his investigation along with
state investigators and FBI agents and can-
not comment further.

Two people from the Akron area are in
custody: a high school student who has
been charged with,attempted murder and
52-year-old Richard Beasley, who is in jail
on unrelated charges.
Agents have contacted individuals to
check on their well-being, FBI spokesman
Harry Trombitas said Friday in an email.
One was Heather Tuttle, of Ravenna,
who applied for. the job Oct. 7 but never,
got a response.
She had forgotten about the posting
until ah FBI agent called and left a message
for her Monday.
When she called back, she was stunned
at what the agent told her.
"It could have been me," said Tuttle, 27,
who has since taken work as an assistant
manager at a gas station.
"When the situation was explained to
me, it just instantly made me sick and
made me realize how lucky I am that I
didn't get a response back," she said.
Another man who responded to the ad
has said he met Beasley at a food court at
a different mall in the Akron area on Oct.
10. Ron Sanson, of Stow, was told the man
was looking for an older, single or divorced
person to watch over a 688-acre farm in
southeast Ohio the kind of man, Sanson
said, whose disappearance might not be
quickly noticed.
Sanson and Kern are both divorced. So
was Pauley.
Sanson, 58, said he filled out an appli-
cation and talked for about 20 minutes
with Beasley about a $300-a-week job
overseeing a sw'ath of land a nule from the.
nearest neighbor'and living rent-free in
a two-bedroom trailer- with opportunities
to hunt and.fish, as well as free access to.
ATVs and snowmobiles.

Associated Press
CHICAGO A housekeeping employee
suspected in the fatal shooting of a co-
worker inside a hospital parking garage,
which prompted an hours-long lockdown,
was arrested during a Friday traffic stop,
police said.
Angela Bonds, 48, of Riverside, was shot
late Thursday in a University of Illinois at
Chicago hospital garage and later died,
authorities, said. She was a housekeeper at
the hospital who worked the second shift,
UIC spokesman Bill Burton said.
* University police said the suspect also
was a hospital housekeeper and character-
ized the. killing as an "apparent domestic-
related shooting" in a campus alert posted
early Friday on the school's website.
Officers pulled the 47-year-old suspect
over for a routine traffic stop at 6:30 a.m.
Friday, and the officer recognized him

Johnie Thomas Brown
Funeral. services for, Johnie
Thomas Brown, age 81, of
LaGrange, GA, will be held
2:00 pm, Sunday, November
27, 2011, from ..._ *"
Quattlebaum
Funeral Chapel ,
with Rev. Doug- 7
las Brown of- *
ficiating. Burial to follow in
Randolph Memory Gardens
with Quattlebaum Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
The family will receive
friends from 5:00 pm to 8:00
on Saturday, November 26th.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Mr. Brown went home to be with
his Lord, Thursday, Novem-
ber 24, 2011, at his residence.
Mr. Brown is survived by three
daughters, Brenda (husband Roy)
Cadenhead of LaGrange, GA.,
Letricia (husband Tommy) McI-
nariary of Jacksonville, FL, Pen-
ny (husband Robert)Walters of
Auburn, AL; three sons, Douglas
(wife Jane) Brown of Five Points,
AL, Randy Paul (wife Sharon)

from a description in the.alert, university
police spokesman Mark Rosati said. The
suspect fled the car and was' arrested a
few blocks away, he said.
A weapon was recovered but officers
didn't immediately know whether it was
used in the shooting.
Rosati said the suspect had worked at
the hospital for 15 years, but he declined
to discuss his relationship to Bonds.
The hospital was locked down for hours
while police searched for the gunman
but resumed normal operations around 5
a.m. Friday. Rosati said authorities don't
believe the gunman was ever inside the
hospital after the shooting.
The garage is near the hospital but not
attached to it, Rosati said. He wasn't sure
whether the hospital has metal detectors
but said the university has security cam-
eras posted indoors and outdoors across
its 250-acre campus.

OBITUARIES

Brown of Beulah, AL, Randy
(wife Cheryl) Scofield of Milled-
geville, GA; fourteen grandchil-
dren; five great grandchildren;
three sisters, Nell Walker of
Lake City, FL, Betty Jean Baker
of Lake City, FL; one brother
James Brown of Lake City, FL.
Mr. Brown was born, March 29,
1930, the son of Ollie and Mary
Ensley Sanders Brown. He was
a retired minister and had served
in the United States Army dur-
ing the Korean War. Mr. Brown
was preceded in death by his
parents; one grandson, Matt
Jones; one brother Bill Brown;
one sister, Mary Donaldson.
Condolences may be ex-
pressed at www.quattle-
bau mfu neral hom e. com

Stella Marie Wise
Stella Marie Wise, 76, of Wester-
ville, Ohio, formerly of Lake
City, Florida and Carrollton,
Ohio, passed away November
10, 2011 in her home with her
loving family around her. Born
May 14, 1935 in Oilton, Okla-

homa, she was a daughter of the
late Eugene Bourn and Thelma
(Rose) Bourn. She is survived by
son, Rick (Mary) Miller of Oca-
la, Florida; son, Cliff (Nancy)
Wise of Dayton, Ohio; daughter,
Marie (Ed) Beadnell of Wester-
ville, Ohio; son John (Tom) Wise
of Tampa, Florida; 13 grandchil-
dren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her for-
mer husband, Cliff Wise of Flori-
da. She was preceded in death by
a son, Dennis Miller who passed
away September 21, 2005. A
private memorial service for
family was held in her home on
November 25, 2011. Memorial
donations can be made to Mount
Carmel Hospice of Columbus,
Ohio. Arrangements by HILL
FUNERAL HOME,
Westerville, OH.

By KATHY MATHESON
and SANDY KOZEL
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA Three
American students arrested
during a protest in Egypt
were released Friday ahd
planned to catch flights qut
of Cairo to begin their trips
home, an attorney and fam-
ily said.
An Egyptian court had
ordered that Americjan
University in Cairo students
Derrik Sweeney, Ltke
Gates and Gregory Porter
be released from police d$s-
tody.
The three U.S. college stu-
dents were arrested on tie
roof of a university building
near Cairo's iconic Tahrir
Square on Sunday. Officials
accused them of throwing
firebombs at security forces
fighting with protesters. .
Attorney Theodore
Simon, who represents
Porter, a 19-year-old stu-
dent at Drexel'Univerity
in Philadelphia, said police
escorted the students to
the airport late Friday local
time. Simon said he spoke
by phone ;with Porter, of
Glenside, Pa.
"He' clearly conveyed
to me ... that he was OK,"
Siiron told the AP.,
Simon wouldn't imme-
diately discuss his client's
destination, but. Sweeney's
mother says they're expect
ed to fly to Frankfurt,
Germany.
Joy Sweeney told the
AP her son, a 19-year-l1d
Georgetown University
student from Missouri,
would ,fly from there to
Washington then on to St
Louis. She sail family will
meet him when he arrives
late Saturday.
"I am ecstatic. I can't aait
for 4him to get home tomobr-
row night," Sweeney. said
nidi afternoon. '"I c"'t
believe he's "actually gog
to get on a plane. It is so
wonderful."
The 21-year-old Gat.,
is a student at Indiana
University. .
Messages seeking com-
mert after word of the stu-
dents' release Friday were
left for his parents, who had
issued a statement through

DEARABBY: I'm 14 am
I'm terrified that I won't .
know what to do once
I'm in college and have to
decide on a long-term job.
I have a lot of interests,
but none that would lead
me toward a career. My
teachers and the books
I read say I should find
my passion and follow it
for the rest of my life. My
problem is, I don't have
a stand-out passion I love
intensely.
I have an amazing fam-
ily who would support
me in any direction ,I
choose, but I don't know
what that would-be. I get
good grades and work
hard, and I believe I
Could achieve anything I
choose. The problem is,
I don't know what I want
to do.
I know I'm young,
but I worry all the time
about my future and
being stuck in a job I
hate. I'm involved in lots
Sof activities student
government, piano les-
sons, sports, service
clubs and more -- and
I enjoy all of them. But
none of them inspire
a burning passion. Do
you have any sugges-
Stions on how to find my
passion? NEEDS A
DIRECTION, ATLANTA
DEAR-NEEDS A
DIRECTION: Yes. And the
first one is to relax and
Suit worrying about not
having found your "pas-

ARIES (March. 21-April
19): Let your head rule
your heart, no matter what
you are dealing with. It's'
vital that you trust your
own judgment. Yoiuneed t(
make financial adjustments
That will improve your cur-
rent lifestyle'. A m6ve will
do you good. *****
TAURUS (April 20-May
20): Strive for perfection.
Do whatever it takes to
reach your goals. Uncover
the facts and what it will
cost to do the things that
will help you get ahead.
Networking or socializing
will lead to new friendships
or business associates.

GEMINI (May 21-June
20): Take hold of whatever
situation you face. Don't
let disgruntled patrons
Sget you down. It's the end
result that will speak vol-
umes about who you are
and what you can do. Put
your faith in you and you
will not be disappointed.

CANCER (June 21-July
22): You'll be in a tug-of-
war that requires you to
make an untimely but
necessary change. Don't
lament over what's already
happened when it's vital
that you do the right thing
now. An honest assess-
ment will get you the help
you need. ***
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Excess is the enemy. You

Abigail Van Buren
www.dedrabby.com
sion" at 14. This isn't the
Middle Ages, when young
people would apprentice
themselves to a guild in
which they would spend
.the rest of their lives. You
are intelligent and only
beginning to explore your
various talents.
You may excel in several
different areas, which is
good, because workers no
longer necessarily stay in
one kind of job for a life-
time. People are usually
good 'at the things they
enjoy, so slow down. Give
yourself time to see where
you excel. I am positive
that if you do, you'll find
your passion(s) in a field
you enjoy.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: I have
been with my husband
for more than 10 years.
Itlhas been rocky over
the past few years, and I
recently had an affair with
a married man. I have
fallen madly in love with
him, and every night I
dream about being with
him instead of with my
husband. We're both in
unhappy marriages and
both have children.

HOROSCOPE

THE LAST WORD
Eugenia Last

can have fun without over-
doing, overspending and
'overindulging. Let others
pay for a change, or look
for entertainment that is
less cdstly, but still engag-
ing. Activity, challenge and
*change will lift your spirits.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22): Lean toward keeping
the peace. It will be easy to
upset the applecart when
dealing with friends, fam-
ily or your lover, but if you
are affectionate instead of
critical, you will get far bet-
ter results and enjoyment
out ofyour day. **
LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct.
'22) You'll thrive on
change and interacting
with people who can offer
you good conversation
and a challenging but fun-
filled encounter. Love is
in the stars, and whether
you are single or not, you
can enjoy the company of
someone special. ****
SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov.
21): A lot will depend on
what you have done in the.
past. Don't let a partner-
ship dispute ruin the pos-
sibilities that exist Look at
your options and be willing
to bend as much as every-
one you are dealing with.,
Equality will save the day.
***

He's worried that if he
gets divorced he won't
be able to see his kids as
often as he wants. Should
I forget him and try to fall
back in love with my, hus-
band?
Everyone I talk to
about this says my.
lover has been what I
needed to recognize
that I wasn't happy in
my marriage and that I
deserve better. I know I
deserve better because I
worshipped the ground
my husband walked
on for many years
and got treated like
crud. What do I do? -
DOWNTRODDEN WIFE
IN OKLAHOMA.
DEAR
DOWNTRODDEN: Since
you're collecting advice, I
don't mind throwing in my
two-cents' worth.
Your lover doesn't
appear eager to leave his
family, so do the best thing
for both of you and end
the affair. As to whether
you should try to fall back
in love with a man who
"treated you like crud,"
sometimes divorce can be
therapeutic. And from the
description you gave me of
your marriage, you could
benefit from seeking one
and swearing off men for
a while.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
22-Dec. 21): Stop thinking
about what needs to be
done, and start doing it
It's important to recognize
what's wrong and fix it
Your personal and emo-,
tional well-being depends
on making' the'right choice
for you, whether others
agree with you or not

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 19): Size up your situ-
ation and put your cards
on the table. If someone or
something is costing you
'too much money, address
the situation with a work-
able arrangement, or cut
your losses and move
on. Forward thinking is
required. ***
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-
Feb. 18): You can make
a decision about your
future direction. Consider
what you want to do and
look into what it will
take to reach your goals.
Volunteering your time
will lead to interesting
new connections that will
mspire you. ****
.PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20): Don't let your emo-
tions get in the way of a
good decision. A personal
relationship must be pro-
tected. Don't let anyone
meddle in your affairs or
lead you down the wrong
path. Anger will not bring
results, but a positive
response will. **

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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given pursuant to
Ordinance No.2010-2000, of the City
of Lake City, Florida that a Public
Hearing will be conducted on the 6th
day of December, 2011, by the
Board of Adjustment at a meeting
commencing at 6:30 P.M. in the City
Council Room, on the second floor
of the City Hall Building, 205 North
Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida
to hear the public on the following:
Petition # V-11-01, submitted by
Stephen Lemley, requesting variance
of 11.5 feet from the maximum sign
allowance as established in Sections
4.2.20.7(5) of the Land Development
Regulations on property described as
492 West Duval Street, Columbia
County Parcel No. 12380-000, as ly-
ing within the City of Lake City,
Florida, City Limits.
A copy of said petition may be in-
spected by any member of the public
at the office of the Zoning Official
on the first floor of the City Hall
Building. At the aforementioned
meeting, all interested parties may
\ appear and be heard with respect to
this petition.
05529235
November 26, 2011
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2011-CA-265
GREEN TREE SERVICING,,LLC
9119 Corporate Lake Drive, Suite
175
Tampa, Florida 33634
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVI-
SEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND
TRUSTEES OF ELSA R. COL-
LINS, DECEASED, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING
BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND
AGAINST THE NAMED DE-
FENDANTS, WILLIAM DEW-
AYNE ALDRIDGE, THE UN-
KNOWN SPOUSE OF WILLIAM
DEWAYNE ALDRIDGE, THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
COLUMBIA COUNTY, a political
subdivision of The State of Florida,
and THE UNKNOWN TENANT IN
POSSESSION OF ROUTE 17 BOX
1660, LAKE CITY, FLORIDA
32055, a/k/a 9694 NW LAKE'JEFF-
ERY ROAD, LAKE CITY, FLORI-
DA 32055.
Defendants..
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: THE. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DE-
VISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGN-
EES,. CREDITORS, LIENORS,
AND TRUSTEES OF ELSA R.
COLLINS, DECEASED, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING
BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND
AGAINST THE NAMED DE-
FENDANTS:
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a civil.
action has been filed against you in
the Circuit Court, County of Colum-
bia, State of Florida, to foreclose cer-
tain real property describe ud as fol-
lows:
SEE EXHIBIT "A" TOGETHER
WITH THAT CERTAIN 2000,
BELLCREST HOMES POWER-
HOUSE 16X80 MOBILE HOME,
SERIAL NUMBER GBHMN53667.
EXHIBIT "A"
Commence at the Northeast comer
of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast
1/4, Section 1, Township 3 South,
Range 15 East, Columbia County,
Florida and run S89"15'48"W along
the North line of said SE 1/4 of SE
1/4 a distance of 1031.03 feet to the
Easterly Right of Way line of State
Road No. 250; thence S38"19'18"W
625.00 feet to the Point of Begin-
ning; thence S51'40'42"E 420.00
feet; thence S38"19'18"W 260.00
feet; thence N51"40'42"W 420.72
feet to said Easterly Right of Way
line of State Road. No. 250, said
point being also on the arc of a curve
concave to the right having a radius
of 1959.86 feet and a central angle of
133'17" thence Northeasterly along
the arc of said curve, also said East-
erly right of way line, State Road
No. 250 a distance of 53.18 feet to
the Point of Tangency of said curve
thence N38'19'18"E still along said
Easterly Right of Way line 206.83
feet to the Point of Beginning, said
lands lying partially in the SE 1/4 of
SE 114 and partially in the SW 1/4 of
SE 1/4, Section 1, Township 3
South, Range 15 East.
You are required to file a written re-
sponse with the Court and serve a
copy of your written defenses, if any,
to it on Timothy D. Padgett, Plam-
tiffs attorney, whose address is 2878
Remington Green Circle, Tallahas-
see,. Florida 32308, at least thirty
(30) days from the date of first publi-
cation, and file the original with the
clerk of this court either before serv-
ice on Plaintiff's attorney or immedi-
ately thereafter;"otherwise, a default
will be entered against you for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated this 15th day of November,
2011.
(Seal)
CLERK OF COURTS
By:/s/B. Scippio
Deputy Clerk
05529195
November 26, 2011-
December 03, 2011

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRD
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CASE NO. 10-775-CA
PEOPLES STATE BANK,
Plaintiff,
vs.
DEBRA M. KIMMONS, n/k/a
DEBRA LINDEMANN, a/k/a
DEBBIE LINDEMANN,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing described real property:
Lot 16, Fairway View, Unit 1, a sub-
division according to the plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 3, pages 97,
98, 99, public records of COLUM-
BIA County, Florida.
shall be sold by the Clerk of this
Court, at public sale, pursuant to the
Final Judgment in the above styled
action dated November 10, 2011, at
the Columbia County Courthouse in
Lake City, Columbia, County, Flori-
da, at 11:00 A.M., on Wednesday,
January 11, 2012, to the best and
highest bidder for cash. Any person
claiming an interest in any surplus
from the sale, other than the property
owner as of.the date of the lis pen-
dens, must file a claim within 60
days after the sale.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
in the State and County aforesaid this
10 day of November, 2011.
P. DEWITT CASON
Clerk of Court
By:/s/B. Scippio, Deputy Clerk
05529192
November 19, 26, 2011
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY,
FLORIDA
-CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 12-2011-CA-000448
DIVISION:
JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPA-
NY,
Plaintiff,
vs.
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVI-
SEES, 'GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUST-
EES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-
DER, OR AGAINST JAMES W.
WESSELLS A/K/A JAMES WAL-
TER WESSELLS, DECEASED, et
al,
Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO:
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVI-
SEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
LIENORS, -CREDITORS, TRUST-
EES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-
DER, OR AGAINST JAMES 'W.
WESSELLS A/K/A JAMES WAL-
TER WESSELLS, DECEASED
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: .UN-
KNOWN
CURRENT ADDRESS: UN-
KNOWN
ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, AND AGAINST THE
HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL
DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE NOT
KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR
ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UN-
.KNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM
AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES,
HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES,
OR OTHER CLAIMANTS
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UN-
KNOWN
CURRENT ADDRESS: UN-
KNOWN
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
to foreclose a mortgage on the fol-
lowing property in COLUMBIA,
County, Florida:
TRACT 46, CROSS ROADS
PHASE II, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH,
RANGE 16 EAST, SECTION 12,
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA,
TRACT 46 CROSS ROADS
PHASE II TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH,
RANGE 16 EAST SECTION 12:.
PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF
SOUTHWEST 1/4, MORE PAR-
TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID
SECTION 12 AND RUN THENCE
NORTH 88 DEGREES 15 MI-
NUTES 43 SECONDS EAST
ALONG THE .SOUTH LIE OF
SAID SECTION 12 A DISTANCE
OF 1133.59 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING;. THENCE RUN
NORTH 00 DEGREES 22 MI-
NUTES 15 SECONDS EAST
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
SAID 60 FOOT EASEMENT A
DISTANCE -OF 333.63 FEET
THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 39
MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST,
1300.91 FEET TO THE SOUTH
LINE OF SAID SECTION 12;
THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 15
MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
SECTION 12 A DISTANCE OF
332.38 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING,, SUBJECT TO RE-
STRICTIONS RECORDED IN OF-
FICIAL RECORDS BOOK 0843,
PAGES 1871-1874, COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND SUB-
JECT TO POWER LINE EASE-
MENT. GRANTOR ALSO
GRANTS TO GRANTEE A PER-
PETUAL NON-EXCLUSIVE IN-
GRESS-EGRESS EASEMENT
OVER AND ACROSS THE
NORTH 30 FEET OF THE SOUTH
1/2 OF SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC-
TION 11, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH,
RANGE 16 EAST ONLY AS TO
THAT PORTION OF SAID
SOUTHEAST 1/4 AS LIES EAST
OF OLD WIRE ROAD; AND
OVER AND ACROSS THE
SOUTH 30 FEET OF NORTH 1/2
OF SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID
SECTION 11, AS LIES EAST OF
OLD WIRE ROAD; ALSO OVER
AND ACROSS THE NOAH 30
FEET OF SOUTH 1/2 OF SOUTH-
WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12
TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 16
EAST, LESS AND EXCEPT THE
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At the half, Columbia
High looked like it would be
ran out of the playoffs. Just.
as the Tigers have done all.
season, they fought back
after trailing 24-7. In the
end, it wasn't meant to be,
however, as the Tigers fell
to Bartram Trail, 27-24.
After exchanged three-
Sand-outs to begin the game,
Bartram Trail struck quick-
ly on its second drive. The'
Bears used a 44-yard option
play pitched from quarter-
back Nathan Peterman to
Nick Uruburu for 44 yards
to move the ball to the
Tigers' 4. Peterman capped
the drive on the next play
with a touchdown run and
Cble Leininger connected
on the PAT for a 7-0 lead.
Columbia answered on a
14-play drive that spanned
the first and second quar-:
ters. Jayce Barber scram-
bled 23 yards on third-and-
5 to the Bears two-yard line

FROM THE SIDELINES
.

Brandon Finley
PPhone: (386) 754-0420
bfinley@lakecityreportercom

Terrible

times for

UF/FSU
It is said that you
can throw out the
record books when
it comes to rivalry
games. It's a good
thing too when you look
at this year's matchup
between Florida and
Florida State.

and Rakeem Battle ran it in
on third-and-goal. Hayden
Lunde tied the game with
the extra poinL
Bartram Trail struck
back in four plays with a 53-.
yard pass from Peterman.
to Jared Crump for a 14-7
lead..
SColufinbia stalled on its
next drive, but Lunde boot-
ed a punt 53 yards and the
Bears would take over at
their own four.
A 4A2-yard run by Gabe
Johnson helped the Bears
get the chains moving
and Peterman found Matt
Arnwine for 31 yards to
move the ball into Columbia
territory. Peterman found
Arnwine four plays later
for the touchdown and a
21-7 lead.: '
After a three-and-out, the
Bears added a 36-yard field
goal on their next drive to
go into the half with a 24-7
lead.
The game turned on the
second play of the third
quarter.. ,

I'm no geezer, but I've
seen my fair share of this
rivalry. This, by far, will be
the least anticipated of the
annual gathering.
At times this season,
Florida looked like it would
have trouble qualifying for
a bowl game. Last week,
the Gators rallied, from
a 15-point deficit to beat
Furman. Most fans can't tell
you what Furman's mascot
is, where it is located or
name any player to come
through the program. Of
course, that's not too big of
a surprise for a team that
plays a division below the
Gators.
Florida State's season
might not have been as
disastrous, but it's been
far more disappointing.
This was supposed to be
the bounce-back year for
the Seminoles. Even after
a loss to Oklahoma early
in the season; there still
appeared to be hope for

Nigel Atkinson took a
snap out of the WildTiger
formation and ran 73 yards
for a touchdown. Three
plays later, the Tigers weie
in the end zone 'again.
This time, it was a defen-
sive score as Tyrone Sands
recovered a fumble in the
end zone to cut the lead to
24-21.
Columbia had a chance:
to tie with a'40-yard'field
goal, but Lunde's attempt
sailed wide. After a
Solomon Bell interception
on the Bears' next drive,
Lunde redeemed himself
by connecting on a 24-yard
field goal to tie the game.
Fate was on the Bears'
side, however, as Bartram
Trail received the ball with
just 23 seconds remaining
in the game. Three-plays
later, Peterman would hit
Bobby Walker for 41 yards
and set up Leininger for
the game-winning field
goal from 32-yards away.
Columbia finished the
season 8-4.

the Seminoles. Losses to
Clemson and Wake Forest
followed and the hopes for
the season quickly began
Sto crumble.
.Still, Florida State lost
those games with E.J.
Maiuel missing all or a
portion of each of the three
losses. With his return, it
looked like the Seminoles
were kicking it back into
high gear. Then came a
loss to Virginia last week
and the Seminole nation
was left baffled.
Now the annual Florida
rivalry will be played with
.nothing but bragging
rights. For many, that is
enough. For others, it's
just a reminder of what
could have been. Gone are
the days of playing for a
chance at the national title.
All that is left is a chance to
beat a rival. For those wear-
ing Orange and Blue and
those wearing Garnet and
Gold, it may be enough.

S : JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Report
Santa Fe's Damien Johnson (3) tries to break free from a
tackle as two Fort White defenders converge on him while
playing on Nov. 11.

Fort White

eliminated

from playoffs

Celtics knock out

Indians, 35-3

By TIM KIRBY.
tkirby@lakecityreporter.com

OCALA Trinity
Christian High proved just
too much for Fort White
High as the Celtics won
the 3A regional final, 35-3
on their home field.
"We had to take our hats
off to Trinity Christian,"
Fort White head coach
D,emetric Jackson said.
'Their defensive line con-
trolled the game. They
whipped us up front and
we just got outmanned
tonight.They did a good
job defending, the deep
pass and their linebackers,
were on the underneath
routes."
After forcing a punt
on the opening drive,
Fort' White went four a
fourth-and-three on
their 27 but only got two
yards.
Austin McClellan ran
for 28 yards and Andre
Johnson scored from the
one .at 5:44 of: the first
quarter. ':
Fort White then rolled
up four' first down and

moved its 26 to the Celtics
10. During the drive,
Andrew Baker hit Soron
Williams for 21 yards on a
screen pass and Williams
broke a 15-yard run.
Colton Jones' kicked a
27-yard field goal.
The teams traded unsic-
cessful fourth-down tries.
Fort White's attempt came
up short at its 31. A pass-
interference penalty gave
the Celtics a first dowfi
and Demonta Blunt bro|
a 17-yard run. Two-pla'
later, Blunt scored front
the six.
The second half was
all Trinity Catholic. Fori
White threw three incom-
plete passes to start thq
third quarter and the
Celtics answered with .i
61-yard scoring drive
Blunt got the touchdown
from twoyards out
Trinity Catholic's ot
touchdowns came on
17-yard pass from Rem
Carlton to Anthony Criser
and Mclellai added 6
yard touchdown run earl~
in the fourth quarter tq
seal the deal. l.

LSU remains i

unbeaten, rips

Arkansas, 41-17
., '' l S

Tigers uses
ground atta.
beat Razorba

ly BRETT CARTEL
Associated Press

BATON R
La. Tyrann
returned a punt 9
for a score, LSU p
third-ranked A
with 286 yards i
and the top-ranke(
secured a spot in t
championship gam
41-17 victory Frida
Kenny Hilliard,
Ware and Jordan Ji
all scored on the

for LSU (12-0, 8-0 SEC).
ck to which is 12-0 for the first
time and will play No. 13
icks. Georgia next weekend iq
Atlanta. .
S A win over the Bulldogs'
would assure the Tigers
their third trip to the BCS
.OUGE, title game in nine seasons.
Mathieu Though at this point, LSU
)2 yards might be able to get there
punished even if it loses.
rkansas Arkansas took a sur-
-ushing, prising 14-0 lead on Tyler
d Tigers Wilson's TD pass to
the SEC Jarius Wright and Alonzo
e with a Highsmith's 47-yard
3y. fumble return, but LSU
Spencer stormed back by scoring
efferson 41 of the next 44 points in